New fire station awaits West Lafayette growth

8:43 PM,
Nov. 29, 2012

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The back porch of West Lafayette's new Fire Station No. 3 overlooks sprawling farm fields that might lead one to believe the new, northside station sits at the edge of the city.

That is accurate, for now, but cities change. Developers have a way of turning sprawling fields into housing additions or businesses, and in this case, a research park.

From the vantage point behind Fire Station No. 3 along Kalberer Road, firefighters will see West Lafayette grow. Just a half-mile west, crews are paving a road in preparation of construction in Purdue Research Park Phase 3. ...